AMA: Atlassian Head of Product, Enterprise Agility, Natalia Baryshnikova on Product Management Career Path
November 9 @ 10:00AM PT
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Atlassian Head of Product, Enterprise Strategy and Planning • 3y
Let's take a look at common milestones of a product management career, and which skills you need the most on each level. This not an exhaustive list, but you can see the ...
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Atlassian Head of Product, Enterprise Strategy and Planning • 3y
The most concise way I've described the difference between being an IC and a manager to someone was: "As an individual contributor, you need to get sh*t done. As a manage...
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Atlassian Head of Product, Enterprise Strategy and Planning • 3y
Check out my other answer in the AMA outlining the difference in skills between different PM levels. As for how do I know that someone is ready to take on a Sr. PM role, ...
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Atlassian Head of Product, Enterprise Strategy and Planning • 3y
Best product management candidates craft compelling, concise and inspirational narratives when they interview. They demonstrate clarity of thinking, knowing both the fact...
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Atlassian Head of Product, Enterprise Strategy and Planning • 3y
Your path to landing a product role will depend on being able to show how your skills from the current role translate to the new world, and proving that you can bring val...
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Atlassian Head of Product, Enterprise Strategy and Planning • 3y
Thank you for asking. Here is my answer to that from an earlier Sharebird AMA: https://sharebird.com/h/product-management/q/what-do-you-see-as-the-most-important-hardsoft...
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Atlassian Head of Product, Enterprise Strategy and Planning • 3y
My personal acronym for the skills that make product managers succesfull is H.A.C.K. H for Humility. There are two particularly important benefits of humility. First, hu...
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Atlassian Head of Product, Enterprise Strategy and Planning • 3y
Check out my other answer in this AMA to a question asked by someone from a construction industry. You can repurpose the steps I outlined in that answer to your situation...
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Atlassian Head of Product, Enterprise Strategy and Planning • 3y
Your ability to create value quickly will depend on how quickly you can identify the problems and gaps in ways your organization operates today, and demonstrate progress ...
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Atlassian Head of Product, Enterprise Strategy and Planning • 3y
As a general manager, I own specific business goals and outcomes that I need to achieve, and am responsible for on an organization level. Those goals are very specific an...
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What are some ways you've seen product teams increase their velocity?
Other than more experience how can I help my team have more impact faster?
Atlassian Head of Product, Enterprise Strategy and Planning • 3y
A common pitfall that slows teams down is inability to make good decisions quickly, especially if these decisions involve many stakeholders. One of the best-kept team vel...
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